tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17544460.post516742859106831446..comments2013-03-19T15:02:11.258-05:00Comments on St. Vincent Memories: Fire Escape SlideTrish Short Lewishttps://plus.google.com/100486352749269537795noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17544460.post-45595637117587603572011-10-17T19:16:34.207-05:002011-10-17T19:16:34.207-05:00I went to school in Winnipeg and my school, J.M.Ki...I went to school in Winnipeg and my school, J.M.King,1941-1946, had a circular steel fire escape for the second floor. It had a large steel door at the bottom that could not be opened from the outside. When we had a fire escape drill, the first child down the shoot was the largest one. He sat on a burlap sack so that he cleaned the slide for all those that followed. The inside of the bottom door had a large metal plate and when the first person down hit it with his feet, the doors unlocked and swung open. Only once did I get to go first and it was pitch dark all the way down until the doors burst open.Voyagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412531467881289501noreply@blogger.com